Black Hat 2018 Hacker Survey Report

Even though Microsoft has invested heavily to improve its cyber security, 50% of hackers say they easily compromised both Windows 10 and Windows 8 within the past year. Plus, more than 90% of hackers say they compromised Windows environments despite the use of Group Policy Objects (GPO). So, you want to think twice about relying solely on GPO for security.

Just as disturbing, three out of four (75%) hackers say companies fail at applying the principle of least privilege, giving their user’s accounts too much access—and hackers too many opportunities to escalate privileges undetected!

Knowing your user accounts will likely be compromised at some point, you need to implement a “zero-trust” security posture emphasizing least privilege to limit overprivileged accounts that give hackers wide and undetected access. But you’ve got to do it without impacting user productivity.

See the full report for recommendations.

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Thycotic IT security and password management solutions empower companies to remove the complexities associated with proper access control and management of privileged accounts. An Inc. 5000 company, Thycotic is recognized as the fastest growing, privately held privileged account management provider in the USA. Secret Server privileged account management vaults, manages and audits privileged accounts across a company’s entire IT infrastructure. Thycotic also provides end-user password management and self-service AD group management tools. Rated #1 in customer satisfaction and trusted by more than 7,500 customers worldwide – including members of the Fortune 500, enterprises, government agencies, technology firms, universities, non-profits, and managed service providers.